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MacGUIRE v. HARRISCOPE BROADCASTING CO.

Nos. 5051, 5052.

612 P.2d 830 (1980)

John MacGUIRE, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. HARRISCOPE BROADCASTING CO., an Illinois Corporation dba KTWO Radio and Television, Jack Rosenthal and Robert Price, Appellees (Defendants below). Neil McMURRY, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. HARRISCOPE BROADCASTING CO., an Illinois Corporation dba KTWO Radio and Television, Jack Rosenthal and Robert Price, Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Burke of Burke & Horn, Casper, for appellants.

Wm. H. Brown and Claude W. Martin of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellees.

Before RAPER, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, THOMAS, ROSE and ROONEY, JJ.

THOMAS, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is the application of the actual-malice rule promulgated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 279, 84 S.Ct. 710, 726, 11 L.Ed.2d 686, 95 A.L.R.2d 1412 (1964), in connection with a motion for summary judgment by the broadcaster of the allegedly defamatory material. The actions of the plaintiffs were premised upon some six editorials broadcast by the defendants...

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